Welcome to the First Virtual Church of Our Lord and Savior, Steve Jobs. As you enter the sanctuary, please do not make eye contact with anyone. Keep your eyes focused on the screen of the mobile device of your choice. We are relevant and practice diversity here, which is easy since no one will even [...]

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Yes, Children, he says it would have been okay for Sarah to kill Trig and sex with animals is okay too (as long as it is not cruel). But never mind: Being green means never to say you are sorry. So Peter Singer has been rewarded by being given a major government award by Australia, [...]

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Check this out: Natural Gas,via TPMBarnett’s webpage: natural gas deals are proceeding internationally: the flow out of North America alters things, regionalizing flows more as Japan and Germany move off nukes and seek to ramp up their use of gas to generate electricity, and as emerging markets in general ramp up their gas use… (cheap [...]

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The ecosystem in the Philippine island of Palawan is unique, and to make it worse, the island has only recently been cleared of terrorists and reopened for tourism, so there is worry that the terrible scars from mining will destroy tourism too. A couple months back, a reporter and civic leader was assassinated because he [...]

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Despite the fact that the shooting in Arizona was caused by a mentally ill person, the spin was followed by a week of Sarah Palin bashing. With the State of the Union address, it’s calmed down a bit, but nevertheless Time Magazine decided it was important news to complain that Sarah Palin put the flag [...]

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Follow the money. Yes, that’s right, follow the money. You really didn’t think that the “Wikileaks” scheme was about being anti war, did you? From ZDNET, a computer related website: …Wikileaks founder Julian Assange…(is) now blackmailing Amnesty International and other human rights groups for $700,000 to remove names of Afghan civilians who might get killed [...]

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Most of the sharks are out attacking Mel Gibson’s shocking behavior. Well, it’s better reading that the other stories in the news, such as the oil spill or that suffering Haitians still need help. And it allows lots of folks to wax self righteous. Ironically, it is Whoopie Goldberg, a celebrity who also defended Roman [...]

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I had written before about foolhardy publicity stunts which are cheered on and encouraged by the willingness of the media to publicize them. ABC (US) news is an example of this. Their headline proclaims: Rescued Teen Sailor: ‘Since When Does Age Create Gigantic Waves and Storms?’ Family Happy to Hear From 16-Year-Old Plucked From Indian [...]

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It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that, here at GlennSacks.com and Fathers & Families, we’re all about equally shared parenting post divorce or separation. That stems from the well-established fact that children of two-parent families do better than those of single-parent families. As far back as 1994, sociologist David Popenoe could say that, [...]

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Am I the only mother who is aghast at parents who live vicariously in their kids “achievements” when they put their child’s life at risk? The latest was the 13 year old who climbed Mt. Everest: “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do before I die – I just happen to be doing it at [...]

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Peer Abuse at work continues to be an underappreciated issue in our nation as we continue to enable this problem in our companies and organizations. However, things “down under” seem to be taking a more serious look at this problem. A recent court decision in Hawthorn, Australia ordered a company, Café Vamp, to pay $335,000 [...]

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The headline reads: Save the Planet: Eat a Dog. No, it’s not an anti Filipino satire about poor rural people in the provinces who eat dogs. It’s actually a post in a New Zealand paper that reports on the “carbon footprint” of Fido, Kitty and other meat eating pets. Victoria University professors Brenda and Robert [...]

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Not only have the French gotten their knickers in a knot about Muslim girls wearing modest costumes to public swimming pools, but now an Italian city plans to ban it completely. Women wearing the garment made up of a veil, a tunic and loose leggings face a fine of 500 euros ($850) if spotted at [...]

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Hillary Clinton declares the US is back in Asia. Uh, I hate to tell her but I wasn’t aware that they left. Here in the Philippines, there has been an ongoing revolt by the Moro tribes on and off for about a hundred years but with the resurgence of “charity money” funneled to AlQaeda linked [...]

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Japanese whalers have left Australia’s Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), and are now heading for the waters of the Ross Dependency, which is under the claim of New Zealand. The Sea Shepherd, an envrionment conservation group, said that the three whaling vessels are now heading eastward. Sea Shepherd’s Captain, Paul Watson, said, “They are now in [...]

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In a brief statement, Qantas Airways has announced that the merger talks with British Airways have ceased. The discussions held were detailed, but stalled when both sides could not agree over the key terms outlined in the possible merger agreement. Qantas says, however, that they will remain partners in their joint business ventures in both [...]

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Today is Veterans’ Day. So congratulations to all Veterans, including my husband Lolo (World War II) and my son in law John (Iraq) and my cousin Billy (Viet Nam). Veteran’s day started out as “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of the “war to end all wars”, AKA “The Great War”, AKA “World War I”.A [...]

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The recent report that USPTO has sent a notice to US legal firms that they need to obtain “Export License” before outsourcing Patent drafting work to India has raised doubts whether this could be a deathknell for the fledgling LPO industry in India. The industry which is estimated to be worth around US $640 million  [...]

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The estimated US 2.2 billion LPO industry in India has been shaken with a report appearing in Economic Times today about th USPTO move to put restrictions on export of information regarding Patent applications. According to the report US law firms outsourcing their patent related work to India would now require “Government Clearance”. While some [...]

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China is in the midst of a major scandal of contaminated milk. And it may be hitting the Philippines and other countries. Someone has been watering down their milk and adding the chemical Melamine to the milk. Melamine tests similar to protein, so the watered milk tests as full strength milk. Multiply this by a [...]

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Sarah Palin: Impressions from the Land Down Under Recently returned from Australia, a DBKP writer had the opportunity to gauge the feelings of the Aussies towards Governor Palin’s selection as McCain’s Vice-President. The impressions–and that is what they are–were extraordinary. For context, a little background is necessary. While Australia has the persona of a wilderness00in [...]

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Insiders have been quietly saying for months, in fourth paragraphs, that Kansas Governor Sebelius is on Obama’s short list. But she is unknown to nearly everyone in the country. It seems entirely possible that Senator Obama is trotting out all kinds of men for public vetting, leading the media by the nose and misdirecting them so [...]

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“Einstein Idiot Reviews” is a series designed to give you, the mainstream fan, the information you need to help you decide for yourself whether or not you will enjoy the movie. This is a consideration “the critics” typically overlook. Films reviewed here are usually somewhat older ones  you and I may originally have missed, now [...]

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Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian religion editor Barney Zwartz has tried to create a new image for Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his visit to Australia. According to  Mr. Zwartz, Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, is a far more gentle and liberal figure than his immediate predecessor and former boss, [...]

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BBC July 2, 2008 ” Nelson Mandela  taken off US Terror List” It may not come as a shock for many readers that Nelson Mandela has been cleared from all allegations about his terrorism. The reason is easy to udnerstand. The media has portrayed him as a hero. It was George Bush who signed the [...]

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Police discovered a gruesome scene Monday in a house in Cowra, a country town west of Sydney, Australia. An elderly man is wanted for the murder of his wife and two grandchildren. The mother of the two children was attacked also and left with serious head wounds.   Terry Lovett, who lives next door to [...]

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We all remember laying on the grass on a perfect summer night when we were kids, staring up at the starry night sky. That beautiful, star-riddled sky is quickly disappearing, however – right before our eyes. According to a recent Forbes.com article, the vast number of stars that were once visible have been concealed by [...]

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Today’s LA Times has an article about Air New Zealand planning to use biodiesel for their planes. Biological sources of fuel have gotten a bad reputation, with activists correctly pointing out that some (especially corn based ethanol) results in food shortage and increase in food prices. But if you ask the farmers, the real reason [...]

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Here in Luzon, our major contribution to global warming is the rotting vegetation in the flooded rice paddies. Right now, our workers are busy in the fields, flooding and mulching to prepare for planting. It’s an ancient form of organic farming: the water kill the weeds, and you mulch and turn it a couple times, [...]

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The state funded ABC (Australia Broadcasting Corporation) needs to check their website, because under their “Planet Slayer” page for kids one can find a game for kids. Big deal. Except, oh my!: Get the dirt on greenhouse without the guilt trips. No lectures. No multinational-bashing (well, maybe a little…). Just fun and games and the [...]

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End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!! End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents  Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!!   The impoverished nation of The Gambia, is currently witnessing untold human rights, social and [...]

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I am by no means an activist, merely a regular guy who doesn’t think much of the way we have treated the planet. Much of the blame can be heaped on the shoulders of the Baby Boomer generation, of which I am a card carrying member! It is great to see individuals and companies thinking [...]

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Some 1,500 Chinese Americans protested outside CNN’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood – a similar demonstration also occurred at the cable news outfit’s Atlanta headquarters – demanding that commentator Jack Cafferty be fired over these comments he made on “The Situation Room” April 9th: “We continue to import their junk with the lead paint [...]

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By Elle Gillard Since the resignation of ‘David Jones’ top model Megan Gale from her role as the face of the company’s fashion department, their has been much speculation and gossip over who will replace Gale in this wonderous role – recent reports have now OFFICIALLY placed young Miss Miranda Kerr as the new face [...]

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Assalamualaikum, Islamic Greetings of Peace Peace Tv is a household name not only in Pakistan  but also  entire Muslim world.because it has presented a convincing picture of Islam through wise talks, debates and dialogues. Infact Ijaz ul Haq, son of late Zia ul Haq, a minister in Musharaf’s government is a big fan of Dr.  [...]

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Two years ago, Atlantic City, NJ lost its only Supermarket. IGA closed its doors in April 2006 forcing residents and tourists to shop at small markets or outside of the ocean resort. Since the closing, attempts have been made to convince others to replace IGA, but no new supermarket has yet to open. In late [...]

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Last week, six planes coming in to land at Sydney airport have had green lasers pointed at their cockpits in what seems to be a coordinated attack, in which three or four different lasers were pointed at airplanes landing at that airport. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the attack was bad enough that they [...]

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By Honey Gillard With the absence of Australia’s continental supermodel Megan Gale from the David Jones campaigns, DJ scouts have been peeling their eyes open for a new fresh face for their company – someone with the talent, the looks and the ‘tude. It seems two of Australia’s top models are being pinned for this [...]

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A construction worker in the movie industry killed himself at one of Mel Gibson’s homes in the Agoura Hills, near Malibu. 48-year-old, Michael John Van Dyke, hanged himself on one of the structures under construction on Gibson’s property. His body was discovered early yesterday morning by the job site foreman. According to TMZ, Mel’s rep [...]

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This article is a second release of this musing. It was published last June, but should have another revisit by Catholic readers. In light of the recently listed “sins” that include those against the environment. HJMN There are always ways that the Catholic Church can join in the environmental movement in small but yet effective [...]

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By Honey Gillard Victoria’s secret angel Miranda Kerr and Hollywood super-spunk Orlando Bloom have been denying their obvious relationship for months now, but Kerr has finally come forward, talking for the first time about her rumoured beau. The supermodel recently revealed that Orlando is a “sweetheart”. The pair started their relationship in secret, but it wasn’t [...]

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From Churchill’s Parrot blog “Our loyal, brave people… should know the truth. They should know that there has been a gross neglect and deficiency in our defences… This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of the bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year, unless by a supreme recovery of [...]

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(London, UK) The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt.Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of York, Rt.Rev.Dr.John Sentamu, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormack Murphy O’Connor and other senior church leaders to speak out on the suffering of some parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on Autism Sunday [...]

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From Churchill’s Parrot blog This essay began as a response to an e-mail we received from a blogger asking to be removed from our Anglosphere Consortium blogroll because he found the inclusion of Lionheart among our ranks to be distasteful.  It has since been written and re-written at least five times, for the points made [...]

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Autism Campaigners around the world are appealing for greater support on Autism Sunday 2008 – the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Churches of all denominations will be remembering over 60 million people worldwide who are on the autism spectrum, in prayer.Parents groups and charities have been calling for more support and [...]

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Press Release from Churchill’s Parrot blog  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       Contact: churchillsparrot@gmail.com Churchill’s Parrot Launches Anglosphere Consortium Blogroll January 14, 2008.  Surrey, England – Charlie, Churchill’s Parrot, former pet and advisor to Sir Winston Churchill (1937-1965), announced today the inauguration of a new blogroll: “The Anglosphere Consortium.” “With the escalation in instances such as those presently [...]

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If you are old enough to remember the moon landing, you probably watched it thanks to the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. But this week, the word Lunatic takes a different meaning in the town, which is holding it’s annual Elvis Festival, an event that started in 1993 as a way to attract [...]

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Academy Award-winning actor and staunch Rabbitohs supporter, Russell Crowe, has succeeded in his campaign to remove more than a hundred slot machines from the premises of his of South Sydney Rugby league club. The “Gladiator” star and his business partner Peter Holmes a Court had been pushing the club’s members to remove the gambling machines, [...]

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If you have ever kept a journal while traveling, Thomas Palfy’s new book , “The Hub of Australia and Beyond” will probably put the wanderlust back in your shoes. Palfy’s photographic documentation consists of two separate journeys across the fifth continent. The 58-page chronicle begins with an aerial vista of Ayers Rock in Uluru National [...]

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Most of the emphasis on global warming has been about cutting carbon dioxide, but methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas, and is produced by all sorts of animals, such as ruminants, cattle, sheep, and college boys showing off. Methane produced by rotting vegetation, such as mulch and manure that are used in rice cultivation [...]

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You get a strange feeling reading the different links cited in this article. See if you get the same impressions as the ones I will list. They are only impressions, not necessarily facts, but they do form a pattern. “Haas ‘was not poisoned.’” The suspicious illness of German tennis star Tommy Hass was thus dismissed [...]

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There’s been some news reports about the Conference on Global warming in Bali. But the stories are missing the real story…that it is being held in Bali, an island of great beauty that has many resort hotels, beaches, and friendly local people…but whose tourism industry has been a bit on the low side recently. Remember [...]

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According to reports of many security firms, there appears to be one company in USSR which hosts support services for nearly half of all the Phishing scams that occur in the globe.  The Company, Russian Business Network in St. Petersburg, is considered a shelter for all illegal activities, be it child pornography, online scams, piracy [...]

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News Item: Activists want to replace beef with kangaroos Green Peace… you’ve heard of them of course.  They’re that fiesty little group that makes headlines by trying to save us from ourselves, though they’re not really that little group we all picture in our minds, those brave souls in the tiny boats protecting the whales.  [...]

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The Rugby World Cup quarterfinals got underway today, and what an unbelievable way to do so.  Just days ago, there was even money at least on the Southern Hemisphere taking all four semifinal spots, with Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa favored to move on.  Today, at least half of that equation has changed, [...]

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Most of us know Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, as a gregarious TV show star. And those of us who had kids who watched him and learned about reptiles from his show know the value of his enthusiastic teaching. But did you know the Irwin was involved in scientific research?  Croc hunter Steve Irwin’s last [...]

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    The world has lost its most famous and best-loved mime. Marcel Marceau revived the art of mime after World War II and his “Compagnie Marcel Marceau” performed as the only mime troupe glabally until the late 1960s. Many performers were influenced by Marceau and he directed the Ecole Internationale de Mime before beginning Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame in Paris [...]

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The massive 250million dollars for security at the APEC summit in Sydney didn’t keep out “Ben Laden” and his convoy, who made it past two checkpoints and almost all the way to Bush’s hotel at the APEC summit before he was arrested… Yup. the Chaser boys are at it again. The Aussie TV Show, “The [...]

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Breaking News:Gambia to embark on Recession due to economic crisis! Major job cuts ahead Following Major Economic Collapse-Gambia To Go On Recession Soon-Central Bank Officials Unveil!! Government to Embark on Job cuts due to lack of funds to pay salaries “Central Bank officials say the nation’s External Reserves are in the Reds.” “ From January [...]

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My brother has a joke where he narrates in detail how to install software into your computer. At the end of a long complicated explanation, he adds: If you are unable to correctly install software, try plan B: Give software disc to twelve year old Say: Dear Twelve year old, Please install this for me. [...]

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Breaking News:KMC Acting Mayor Alieu Momar Njie Arrested!! KMC Acting Mayor Alieu Momar Njie Arrested!! Sources say Njie was being investigated on embezzlement of Funds Police Spokesman Inspector Secka tells the Freedom Newspaper that Njie was granted bail pending the outcome of the investigations. By Correspondent Famara Jammeh, Banjul. Paid for and Commissioned by the [...]

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Earlier this year, an Australian entrepreneur and marine biologist spent 13 days living at the bottom of a lake near Albury, Australia. Llyod Godson, 29, spent this time in an 8-by-10 foot box. Inside were batteries, a bicycle, a bathing suit, algae to create oxygen, and sandwich delivery. He hopes that his time spent underwater [...]

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Gambia Sold-Jammeh and his criminal cartel exposed!! Amadou Samba, Mustapha Njie, Edi  Jobe and others act as Jammeh’s 419 operatives!! “Mustapha Njie is another 419 operative for Jammeh.  He is contracted to sell the AU villas on behalf of Jammeh. These properties worth nothing less than million Dalasis. It’s a government own property, but Njie [...]

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Scary Revelations:Jammeh/Amadou Samba Secret Business Deals Exposed!!! …Over D50 Million Dalasis of Social Security Funds Used to Fund GAMCO and Ocean Bay Hotel!! “Legal action has been filed against GAMCO ( a so called public private partnership designed to siphoned off funds by the In Law of Abacha , Jammeh through his proxy Amadou Samba [...]

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Breaking News:Jasseh, Jobe and Keita to serve 20 Years Behind Bars Each-Justice Yeboah Declares!! Jasseh, Jobe and Keita to serve 20 Years Behind Bars Each-Justice Yeboah Declares!! ..Weeping Families Devastated by the Judge’s Verdict MP Dem Dem Freed Due To Lack of Evidence-Judge Rules By Senior Staff Writer Justice Sam, Banjul Paid for And Commissioned [...]

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The arrival of soccer star David Beckham to California has already got merchandisers looking to make a profit from his fans. Adidas had planned to sell the same shoes that Beckham wears during games to the public. However, the California Supreme Court has banned the sale of these cleats because they are made from kangaroo [...]

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Is Yahya Jammeh cheating  on First Lady Zeinab Suma Jammeh? ..Jammeh secures D3million House for former First Lady Tuti Faal Jammeh at  Taf’s Yarambamba Housing Estate!! Officials At Taf Confirm That Tuti was occuping one of their Houses but would not reveal the source of the said property… By Correspondent Wise Man Banjul. Paid for [...]

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Breaking News:The Big Interview:Leading Gambian Professor Dr.Sulayman Nyang Speaks!! “In light of this understanding,  I would argue that the style of rule and the manner in which President Jammeh negotiates his way with the other politicians in the country has made it different from his predecessor. Under Jammeh Gambians have seen  more violence and the [...]

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Gambia’s Under 20s shocked the Nation!! Minister Omar Faye likely to be Fired! Disgruntled supporters attacked coach Bonou Johnson’s home Gambia’s under 20s have started packing their belongings for home, as they lost their match with Austria 2 goals to one. Shock and disbelief gripped football fans both at home and abroad. The team could [...]

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Former Army Chief of Staff Vincent Jatta, NIA’S Baba Sarho and others freed at Last!!! By Our Western Divison Correspondent Wise Man Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper. Three security officers including Sgt Buba Jammeh, Staff Sgt Mendy and Baba Saho have been reportedly released following their arrest and imprisonment since March 2006 [...]

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A couple days ago, I posted that the UK and Philippine police had busted a gang involved in visa fraud, and noted that the doctors in the UK who bombed the ladies night club and airport may have been recruited using false papers. There are links of one bomber, a Palestinian who studied in Baghdad, [...]

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Several of you sent me this amazing story–Court ordered payout 30 years after divorce. Get this: Dennis North gets married and has three kids. His wife cheats on him and they get divorced. Dennis buys her a house and investments as part of the divorce settlement, and raises the three kids himself. Later, he pays [...]

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Breaking News:Freedom Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Omar Bah addresses Internation Institute of Rhode Island “With that situation at hand, the Gambian people lacked the relevant information they needed. Efforts had to be made by independent minded journalists to balance the situation by providing the Gambian people with alternative news; Gambia needed an independent media outlet that would [...]

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“Politics is an animal that’s either ‘tamed” or “wild”,depending on how one interprets things. One can either be subjective or objective when it comes to passing judgments along a partisan line. However, when it comes to basic national challenges and interests every citizen has the right to go through the layers of checks and balances [...]

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Kylie Minogue is throwing a star-studded, £500,000 bash in London this summer to celebrate her 20 years in the music industry. The ‘Red blooded woman’ singer, 39, launched her pop career two decades ago with a cover hit ‘Loco-motion’ in Australia on 3 August 1987. According to a source, “In some ways it’s a celebration [...]

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Below is a speech delivered by Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, in which he confesses that two hiv patients died from his hands during his aids cure treatment program. ………………………………………………. Honourable Secretaries of State, Secretary-General Office of the President, Service Chiefs, CEO RVTH, Cuban Team, Permanent Secretaries, my boss, Alkalo of Kanilai, even though am the [...]

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GPU USA is a joke!! …..Moral Conscience ought to have Dictated To Jow and co to Resign!! The Gambia Press Union USA branch, under the leadership Pa Samba Jow is a total failure. It’s membership and Executive are in total disarray. No line of immediate communication amongst its members,  no conference call, no offices, no [...]

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By Our Security Affairs Correspondent Hammadi Maasina. It has now come to light that the Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is fully and deeply involved in the Casamance rebellion. It was a good thing that Jammeh himself started vomiting some of the clues in his editorial at the Daily Observer. Classified documents had already got leads [...]

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By Honey Gillard The 1st of June 2007 marked more than just the beginning of a winter month for Indigenous Australians; it was a day of tribute to the Aboriginal war veterans, who had previously received nothing but discrimination and prejudice. The rare wreath-laying memorial ceremony to honour Aboriginal war veterans was held in Sydney [...]

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By Honey Gillard   A recent Northern Territory report has found that Aboriginal children as young as three are falling victim to extensive sex abuse highly fuelled by “rivers of grog”, pornography and a lack of education   The report visited remote Northern Territory communities and found that child abuse was apparent in all 45. [...]

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Breaking News:Gambia’s President Jammeh says “UNAIDS/WHO can go to hell fire!! Jammeh says the UNAIDS/WHO     UN Secretary General can go to hell fire!!                        under fire!!! UNAIDS/WHO can go to hell fire-Says President Jammeh … As he accuses the two of undermining his aids cure project! By Our Deputy Banjul Bureau Chief Malafy  Jarju. Paid for [...]

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Press Statement   MFWA sues government of Gambia at the ECOWAS Court over “disappeared” journalist The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria has issued a hearing notice for a suit filed against the Republic of Gambia by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on [...]

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Detailed report about Gambia’s National Security meeting on Senegal-Lamarana Jallow says VP Njie Saidy never believe the gov’t claims! VP With Annan By Lamarana Jallow, Son of The Gambia. Dear Editors, I was busy attending  National Security meetings. We were strategizing ways and means of averting the imminent Security threat coming from Senegal. An intelligence [...]

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By Honey Gillard   IT’S been 40 years now since the Australian Aboriginals were first recognized as official human beings – going from the ‘flora and fauna’ of Australia to it’s inhabitants –it’d seem to be a time for indigenous Australians to celebrate, but sadly for many who are still living an inequitable and deprived [...]

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THE DALAI LAMA CALLS FOR HUMANE ANIMAL TREATMENT Finally…some good news for a change. The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, visited the late Steve Irvin’s (Crocodile Hunter) zoo located in Australia today.   As he spoke with over 5,000 visitors, he held a Burmese python, and petted a koala.  The Dalai Lama also [...]

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Breaking News: The Big Interview: Ablie Njie Lekbi Speaks!! Lekbi Speaks!! “My opinion of the Freedom newspaper is that it has evolved in terms readership and can be accurately called the oracle of Gambian issues these days, but I think one can easily see that it is  an Anti APRC/Jammeh paper, which is very obvious  [...]

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NIA Report Says Senegal was seeking foreign aid to Destabilize Gambia-Serg PMJ exposes! By Serg PMJ Dear Editors, I was busy all these weeks with official duties but now back for a while. I am glad to read from your site that my small boy- the former Banjul Bureau Chief now Editor-In-Chief has safely landed [...]

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For the Records:A Response to an EX Soldier on a call for coup against Jammeh!! Soldier Drammeh with Jammeh Hi Mr. Drammeh, Following an editorial meeting to vet the content of your open letter to President Yahya Jammeh, we have decided not to publish the said letter in view of its content which do not  [...]

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The secular press is quite a buzz about Benedict XVI’s recent travel to Brazil without a passport. In the last few days multiple news agencies throughout the world have reported that Benedict flew the coup of the Vatican without his travelling papers. Good for him. His departure from the Eternal City sans a passport of [...]

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Rain has continued to fall for the past 24 hours in South East Queensland with heavy falls expected over the next 24 hours. South East Queensland residents and farmers are hoping that this is the beginning of the end of the drought, or at least a respite from level 6 water restrictions which were to [...]

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The worst rail disaster in Victoria’s living history has claimed 11 people while 3 passengers still remain unaccounted for. The crash occurred on the Murray Valley Highway crossing on the Swan Hill to Melbourne Train. The Honorable Mr Steve Bracks, Premier for Victoria stated “This is a tragedy which is going to obviously reverberate around [...]

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 Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Some time back, to apply for the schengen visa to enter Europe, I was told that the German Embassy wanted a copy of my income tax returns for the last three years, bank statements for the last 6 months, evidence of a credit [...]

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The Bush Administration’s Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued its much anticipated annual report of foreign countries targeted by the US for insufficiently protecting the interests of US intellectual property owners abroad. Under “Section 301” countries face crippling trade sanctions in retaliation from the US. A total of 43 countries were placed on the USTR’s Section 301 Report in 2007. According to the annual review, US monopolies on producing medicine, CDs, and DVDs continue to be the main focus of US IPR foreign policy. China and Russia received a special lashing from the Bush Administration and were placed on the more serious “Priority Watch List” – as expected. ….

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It is our pleasure to announce that the Law Firm Perry4Law is once again celebrating World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) this year.[1] We wish to celebrate the WIPD-07 in a “different and holistic manner”. Thus, we have decided to celebrate “WIPO WEEK” every year starting from 20th April. The concluding day of the week would [...]

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By Honey Gillard NICOLE Ritchie WILL be attending the MTV AVMA’s (Australian Music Video Awards). It has recently been confirmed that the ‘Simple Life’ socialite will be heading to the Australian shores this week to attend the Australian version of the MTV Video Music Awards. YIPPEE!! Nicole will be accompanying her beau, Joel Madden, of [...]

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By Honey Gillard X-men star and family guy Hugh Jackman seemed to contradict the weather on Sunday– managing to wear a smile despite the gloomy weather of the day in Darlinghurst, Australia. Jackman and his lovely wife Deborra-Lee Furness also picked up a new addition to their divinely delightful family – a pet cockatiel! (Morgan [...]

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By Honey Gillard ‘Troy’ star Eric Bana crashed his sports car whilst partaking in a rally race in his home-country Australia yesterday. Luckily though, the young actor emerged unscathed shortly after the crash. Bana was competing in the Targa Tasmania rally when he misconstrued a tight bend coming up; a mistake which sent him and [...]

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By Honey Gillard It’s almost ‘Big Brother’ time again but what “hand grenades” does he have install for this year’s contestants? Well I can give you two – a game show like money conccept and 2 housemates ‘voted in’. The series, which will begin tonigh at 7pm EAST, has promised to ditch the cash, cars [...]

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By Honey Gillard The Aussie ‘Live Earth’ line-up has just been announced. The July 7th concert, held in conjunction with similar events in London, Tokyo, New Jersey and Rio de Janeiro, will feature Aussie rockers Wolfmother and Silverchair as well as international successors Jack Johnson and Crowded House. Headlining the eco-friendly concert will be surfing [...]

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The foreign press are having a field day wagging their collective finger at Americans, scolding us over our 2nd Amendment rights. It seems they are all of a mind to take our guns away from us… not that they have any say in the matter. But, at least one paper, the Daily Telegraph of Australia, [...]

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 By Honey Gillard  AUSTRALIA’S shining star Nicole Kidman has been awarded Australia’s greatest civil honour – the Companion of the Order of Australia.   Kidman, 39, received the eminent award for her strengthened work in promoting women and children’s health, as well as cancer research.   “It’s a pat on the back, which as a [...]

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 By Honey Gillard   Australian-raised Hugh Jackman returns to his roots, whilst filming his newest film ‘Australia’.   The actor, known and praised highly for his role as shard-bladed Wolverine from X-men, has saddled up again and toned up on his horseback riding skills last Thursday at Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia.   Australia is [...]

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  By Honey Gillard  Hollywood stars and proud Australians Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban treated themselves to a relaxing day at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, today; particapating in what is an annual tradition to many Aussies. The couple, along with a cute kidddo believed to be Nicole’s nephew, made their way around the showground, dressed [...]

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By Honey Gillard   THIS just in – Earth Hour is to go GLOBAL!!!!   Representatives say that Sydney will take the moral message of Earth hour to the world, in an upcoming metting of world-wide city leadsr, in New York. Clover Moore, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, has received a personal invitation from the [...]

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After a brutal five years mostly spent imprisoned in the now infamous US military jail at Guantanamo Bay, David Hicks will spend a maximum of nine months jail term home in Australia, with the rest of his seven year sentence suspended following a plea bargain. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan allegedly fighting for the Taliban [...]

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By Honey Gillard  Sydney Morning Herald sets out to prove that green is the new black, highlighting quotes and opinions of several individuals across our vast land, concerning this coming ‘Earth Hour’ (31st of March people )and the much debated topic of global warming. Here are a few snippets thanks to the SMH and Earth hour:   [...]

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The results are finally in: Best Asian Weblog Tokyo Girl Down Under The Finalists for Best Asian Blog all deserve a look. They are wonderfully diverse: PingMap Popagandhi Bryan Boy And OMBW ( I was an also-ran) Best Australian or New Zealand Weblog The Breakfast Blog Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog Secret Dubai Diary [...]

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  By Honey Gillard    A candle-lit wedding; romantic and environmentally friendly.    A candle-lit wedding; romantic and environmentally friendly.   Sydneysiders Jo Elvey and Eric Hutchens have not let their previous wedding plans stand in the way of them helping to save the world.    The couple, who had planned to exchange vows on the 31st of March, didn’t [...]

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 By Honey Gillard TONIGHT on channel TEN, 5 Australian celebrities lifestyles and household will be put under the microscope, by the National Carbon Test. A team of experts residing from Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures have been scrutinising each and every move taken by former Miss Universe Australia, Erin McNaught’s, as well as the 4 [...]

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Attention – Due To Allegations of Plagiarism, This Article Is Highly Suspect Keep it short, and don’t mention sex or drunkenness — those are the new rules for eulogies at funeral masses in Australia’s Catholic church.  An increase in the number of inappropriate comments at funeral masses has prompted Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George [...]

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 By Honey Gillard Channel 7 news broadcast show, Sunrise, has officially become Australia’s first greenhouse friendly TV program, as of Monday December 4. As the environment arouses concerns around the globe, and an increasing number of citizens come to terms with the dangerous state that the environment is heading towards in the future, Sunrise has [...]

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Looking for a good deal?  Looking for the lowest price?  The homeless and the working poor are suffering, but most corporations seem to be doing very well these days, thank you very much.  Tax breaks and subsidies are boosting their profits while showering consumers with ‘good deals’ and the ‘lowest prices.’  One of the biggest [...]

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 By Honey Gillard ‘Brokeback Mountain’ actor Heath Ledger is establishing his very own record label – and has already signed up his first potential singing sensation – Grace Woodroofe.   Ledger has teamed up with music marvel Ben Harper to start Masses Music Co. Though the location of the company being set up in LA, [...]

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By Honey Gillard Former vice-president & star of ‘The Inconvenient Truth’ Al Gore has declared an international campaign to endorse global warming consciousness around the globe. The Campaign, ‘Save Our Selves’ – which is pretty self-explanatory – for a Climate in Crisis is focused on Live Earth. Live Earth is a 24-hour show, which will [...]

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By Honey Gillard   Every year 1000’s of Australian’s come together and march for the ‘Walk Against Warming’.  The annual ‘Walk Against Warming’ rallies are held to help to get the government and industries to lower their greenhouse gas emissions. So you ask why the walk? Well the concept of it is pretty simple – [...]

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 By Honey Gillard It’s a bikini. No, it’s Afghan burqa – No, it’s a BURQINI! In probably one of the most unlikely places that we would have ever thought to find a way to improve race relationships in Australia, a new, fresh and cultivating idea has surfaced onto our Australian shores– in the form of [...]

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In an effort to keep up with the news that you most likely won’t see major press coverage about, I have decided to begin a daily (as daily as I can possibly keep it) update of stories that will remind you to keep things perspective, because after all… at least you’re not them. Two men [...]

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By Honey Gillard No matter where you are in the world, even in areas where water seems abundant, water conservation is important.  Would you like to learn some useful ways of conserving water in your home? How about cutting down your water bill? Sound good? Below are seven simple ways you can make water your new [...]

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We’ll soon see Steve Irwin’s final filmed documentary, Ocean’s Deadliest, on the Discovery Network January 21, so check your local listings. For him, sadly, it was the deadliest. This long-awaited film will definitely not include the footage shot on Irwin’s last day on earth and sea, however. He had always said he wanted to go down looking [...]

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According to the article excerpted below, it is the fault of white Australians. No mention that large numbers of Australian blacks (Aborigines) destroy their own health from childhood on. As kids, many sniff dangerous substances for the “high” and as adults many spend most of their days blasted out of their brains with alcohol. In [...]

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A woman from Australia who allegedly stalking American Idol 3 runner up Diana DeGarmo pleaded guilty today to blackmail and stalking. According to reports, 20-year-old Tanya Maree Quattrocchi tried to extort the 19-year-old singer, telling DeGarmo she’d leave her alone for $15,000 to $25,000.     DeGarmo told The Age, a newspaper in Australia, that Quattrocchi’s [...]

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Anyone noticed that spam is filling up your inbox? No, it’s not your imagination, experts are saying the volume has increased up to 300 percent — depending who you talk to. As usual – in the technology versus technology battle – the bad guys seem to have defeated a lot of the countermeasures (spam-filters) that [...]

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First gypsies impersonate Dr. Phil and now someone is selling tickets to the Oprah show that smell a little “phishy.” Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan warned the public in a official statement: In this case, e-mail recipients are asked to submit personal information and told they will receive tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show after [...]

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Last night’s Grand Final at the Opera House ended in celebrations as tenor Damien Leith was selected as Australian Idol for 2006. After a particularly good competition, the final twelve were gradually whittled down to two finalists, Damien Leith and Jessica Mauboy. 30 year old Damien is an Australian Permanent Resident of Irish origin – [...]

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Whether by hacking databases, or placing skimming devices on point-of-sale systems, debit/credit card fraud is raising it’s ugly head, worldwide. After finishing my most recent post about skimming devices placed on BP point-of-sale systems in the UK, I read an article in Computer World about what might be the latest large data breach. Jaikumar Vijayan [...]

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Local Mickey D’s forces Aussies to go halal. “Melbourne, Australia–McDONALD’S latest bid to attract more customers — Muslim fast-food lovers — has caused uproar among customers. The fast-food chain has introduced halal products at two Melbourne restaurants, significantly boosting sales. However some non-Muslim customers are furious they were not told their hamburger meat was slaughtered [...]

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Police in the United Kingdom are calling an ATM skimming case, one of the biggest of it’s kind. ATM skimming is where a debit-card’s magnetic stripe is counterfeited (cloned) and the PIN (personal identification number) is compromised – normally with a hidden camera. Official’s estimate the fraud has already netted about $4.5 million and the [...]

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I just got done reading an article by Mark Seagraves (WTOP Radio) about 478 laptops that have been stolen from the IRS. Mark was able to obtain this information via the “Freedom of Information Act.” At first, I thought “here we go again,” but in reality — there are probably thousands of laptops that have [...]

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South Australia is set to follow the US State of Arkansas by banning smoking in cars when children are present – and has taken the ban even further. Where Arkansas has a US$25.00 fine for smoking in a car prohibits smoking in a car that is carrying a child who is required to be restrained [...]

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It seems the Artists Against 419 are planning a offensive against Internet scammers this weekend. They are inviting people to see what this is all about and participate if they wish. In their own words: Welcome to the Fifteenth Flash Mob! Three years doesn’t seem like a long time in the grand scheme of things. [...]

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Ever wonder how well your personal information is protected by credit card issuers? If you are like most people – your mailbox is filled with pre-approved credit card offers. In April, I did a post on how easy it was to tape together a ripped up credit card application, change the address and telephone number [...]

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No matter what expert you go to – phishing keeps increasing, both in the number of attacks and the amount of money stolen. An example of this would be a recent story by Robert McMillian of IDG News Service. His story – quoting Gartner (a computer security research firm) – shows the dollar value has [...]

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Government officials in Australia have told a water summit of national and state political leaders that the drought gripping the country, could be the worst in 1,000 years. Authorities have started to draw up emergency plans to secure long-term water supplies to towns and cities, following the five-year long drought, which has already affected more [...]

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Australia’s Natural Fuel make history Wednesday by creating a biodiesel plant in Singapore that would become the world’s biggest biodiesel facility. The firm invests $130 million in the project according to Richard Selwood, managing director and chief executive officer of Natural Fuel. The first phase of the plant will be functional by the end of [...]

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The Australian cricket team, who won the ICC Champions Trophy 2006, last Sunday, is under fire from the Indian media, for their unruly behavior during the presentation ceremony. Sharad Pawar, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Food and Agriculture Union Minister of India, was pushed off the [...]

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I’ve written a lot about the various Advance Fee scams out there – and judging from my inbox – the lottery variation of the scam is huge. I sometimes get four or five notifications that I’ve won a lottery, or sweepstakes, daily. Last evening, I read an article written by Linda Leatherdale of the Toronto [...]

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I’ve never completely trusted statistics – especially those quoting how many people have had their identities stolen. For one, I’ve never seen a worldwide estimate and with the global reach of the Internet – identity theft and cybercrime have become a “borderless” activity. Another problem is that businesses are frequently reluctant to fully disclose breaches [...]

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Fresh perspectives on today’s news by: Whymrhymer “If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat? The uncovered [...]

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Walter Lance Cronin, 50, has been sentenced to at least seven years in prison after being found guilty of terribly heinous charges. The primary charges against him were gross indecency with a minor and of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child under 14 after it came out that he had sexually assaulted and [...]

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Obviously, this man has never heard of Dale Carnegie’s methods of winning friends and influencing people. A news story here says that Australian Muslims are getting ready to give Sheik Al-Hilaly, AKA the Cat-Meat Mufti the heave-ho from his position of authority. As if the original offense of comparing scantily-dressed women to meat left out— [...]

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Mufti outrages Muslims over sex comments According to the linked story here, a recent sermon by the-so called leader of Australia’s Muslims “ likened immodestly dressed women to meat and suggested rape victims were as much to blame as their attackers”. Or in Mufti Sheik Taj el-Din al-Hilaly’s own words: “If you take out uncovered [...]

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Mel Gibson “Social Disease” By David Schussler   How many Mel Gibsons are there in the world? Mel Gibson is not just an actor but is a man indicative of a social disease. There is surely only one Mel Gibson in the world but what made him spew his drunken vitriol is a common problem. [...]

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Visa and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have issued a report on the leading causes of data-breaches. Here are the top five reasons: Storage of mag stripe data – The most common cause of data breaches occurs when a merchant or service provider stores sensitive information encoded on the card’s mag stripe in violation of [...]

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Australian Prime Minister Mr. John Howard has warned that the worsening drought situation in Australia could affect its GDP. Australia is currently witnessing one of the worst droughts in its history. A warning issued by Australian officials earlier this week, said that the country’s wheat production could fall by 50% this year and this warning [...]

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A 13 year old student in Australia was failed in one of her classes after she refused to take part in an assignment on the basis of moral and religious beliefs. The students in the class were asked to take part in an assignment where they were to imagine living as a heterosexual among a [...]

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Google.com has enabled anyone who chooses to use their services with the ability to discover things normally out of their reach. Simply type in a proper name in the search box, click search, and discover John Doe’s recent top five finish in a marathon, or that he’s member of the Willow Pines Crochet Club. And [...]

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